Smash Mouth had just finished playing, and not coincidentally, Rocks Off's brother John had just returned from a trip to the bathroom. It was November 1997, and we were watching the stagehands putting the finishing touches on U2's ginormous set in the Astrodome. The Irish rockers were touring behind

Pop

, an album as underachieving - and also underrated - as

No Line on the Horizon

, the reason for their October 14 stop next door at Reliant Stadium with Muse. Suddenly Rocks Off caught a whiff of a most foul and unmistakeable odor. "Hey pal, do you smell shit?" He sniffed a couple of times. "Yeah, I think so." "Where's it coming from? It's pretty strong." "I don't know." Then he spied the bottom of his shoe. "Oh my God, I got

shiiiiiiiiit

on me!" It seems someone had somehow managed to miss the toilet entirely while emptying their bowels - or, given the general state of the venue's facilities, had simply decided to squat on the floor.